‘Nostalgia. It ain’t what it used to be’. So quipped American satirist Peter DeVries. Over the last few months, the nostalgia for me has been real. Every time I walk the few hundred yards from my home to the golf course I’ve loved my entire life, I am transported back to memories of a week […]
Lessons learned from four decades overseeing one of the world’s greatest golf courses…and what’s next for one of the best minds in the turf business. By Pat Jones In 2016, when I first visited the famed Crystal Downs CC in the lovely lakeside town of Frankfort, Michigan, I was there to play a little golf […]
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Did you know that the wet/dry cycle which starts after a prolonged period of rainfall is one of the main contributory factors to localised dry patches caused by hydrophobicity? Depending on where you’re located in Europe, you may be thinking that after the March downpours you have seen enough water to last a lifetime! Any […]
James Bledge is at the helm of Royal Liverpool Golf Course’s efforts to prepare the course for the 151st Open, and he’s using modern tools and practices to prepare and bring his members along for the journey. When the Aquatrols team visited England to meet top course managers and greenkeepers and learn more about them […]
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Few courses are as exceptional as Birkdale and even fewer turfheads more genial than their new course manager, Sean McLean. Read on to find out more. By Pat Jones When you are just a few weeks into a new position, and you’re replacing a retiring turf legend in overseeing one of the world’s excellent links […]
Read More… from Aquatrols on the Road with Sean McLean, Royal Birkdale Golf Club
A focused Tony Stephen keeps Swinley Forest healthier and more welcoming for his members and the growing number of visitors experiencing one of England’s most exciting golf clubs. […]
Aquatrols, the world’s leading innovator and producer of high-performance soil surfactants, has developed the professional turf industry’s first truly effective, natural and biodegradable soil surfactant. NEW JERSEY, January 2023 – Aquatrols Corporation of America proudly introduces Astria Natural Soil Surfactant. Astria joins Aquatrols’ Hydration portfolio of products, alongside industry staples like Revolution, Zipline and Aqueduct […]
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Now is the perfect time to see Fusarium patch, also known as Microdochium patch, on close mown fine turf surfaces. In the UK it is the most common disease of intensively managed turf and whilst it can occur at any time of year, it is undoubtedly most damaging in autumn and early winter when mild, […]
Ever wondered how courses in the U.K. and U.S. compare? We took a little trip to find out and learn more about how our European friends survived an awful summer. By Pat Jones A few weeks ago, I was standing on the windy 1st tee at Royal Liverpool GC (better known as Hoylake) surveying the […]
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Water management is a year-round concern that should be controlled to maximise the growing environment and to avoid turf injury. During autumn and winter, soil moisture consistency, uniformity and stability continue to influence the health and performance of both soil and turf. Approximately 89% of UK and European golf courses are situated on inland sites […]
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